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Camellia

Girl

Meaning of Camellia: Latin: 'evergreen shrub'

Camellia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1621st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1621

123 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,347

First recorded 1921 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 32 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 29 babies1985: 32 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 64 babies1988: 30 babies1989: 32 babies1990: 23 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 28 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 26 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 28 babies20102011: 33 babies2012: 53 babies2013: 45 babies2014: 68 babies2015: 67 babies2016: 80 babies2017: 91 babies2018: 103 babies2019: 96 babies2020: 122 babies20202021: 118 babies2022: 99 babies2023: 119 babies2024: 138 babies2025: 123 babies
US babies named Camellia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 138.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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